Park Sang-ki | |
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박상기 | |
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Minister of Justice | |
In office 19 July 2017 – 8 September 2019 | |
President | Moon Jae-in |
Preceded by | Kim Hyun-woong |
Succeeded by | Cho Kuk |
Personal details | |
Born | 1952 Muan, South Jeolla, South Korea |
Political party | Independent |
Children | 1 son |
Alma mater |
Yonsei University University of Göttingen |
Occupation | Educator, jurist, prosecutor, politician |
Park Sang-ki ( Korean: 박상기, born 1952 [1]) is South Korean educator, jurist, prosecutor and politician who served as the Minister of Justice under Moon Jae-in Cabinet from May 2017 to September 2019.
Born in Muan, [2] Park attended for University of Göttingen. [1] [2] He used to be a both lecturer and professor at Yonsei University. [1] He is also a member of Citizens' Coalition for Economic Justice (CCEJ) [2] and used to be one of its Co-Presidents from February to June 2017. [1] He was also the ex-Director of Dongduk Women's University from 2004 to 2007. [1] [2]
Park formerly worked at Supreme Prosecutors' Office from 1998 to 2005, and also at Ministry of Justice from 2004 to 2011. [1] He seeks to reform prosecution. [1]
On 27 June 2017, Park was designated as Minister of Justice, after the resignation of Ahn Kyung-hwan. [1] [2] He was officially appointed on 19 July and assumed for the office. [3] During this time, he faced several controversies, including receiving the treat, [4] bitcoin crisis, [5] and suppression of trade union. [6] He was replaced by Cho Kuk on 9 September 2019. [7]
His son is a lawyer. [8]